Mining News
Our Barraba correspondent writes: We were shown some fine rich specimens of gold from Joe Emmett's claim (which promises to turn out well), about a teacup full of ragged gold with…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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A Rich Mine. 2000 Gunees to the Ton. [By Telegraph]. Sydney
Some stuff from the Calo[?]a mine is valued at 2000 ounces to the ton. It is calculated that every square yard so far broken down is worth £1000…
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Coarse gold has been found in the Boyne River, 20 miles from Gladstone. , A Melbourne syndicate has taken up six miles of the river as a dredging area. A large steam dredge has been ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament of Mew South Wales. Thursday, November 29. Legislative Council. Coal Mines Regulation Bill
The further consideration of this bill in committee was resumed and concluded, and the adoption of the report made an order of the day for Tuesday. The probability is however that the…
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A big parcel of gold was purchased by the Bank of New South Wales at Coolgardie on Wednesday, but no information has leaked out as to where it came from. It is believed that it came from one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. the Greta Colliery
SIR,—A footnote at tho bottom of my letter published in your impression of Tuesday, having a tendency to cast a reflection on my character as to the veracity of the statements of Mr. C, Heath and…
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Judicial consideration by the Legislative Council of the Coal Mines Regulation bill, to use Sir Julian Salomons' phrase, has resulted in a number of amendments. For the most…
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SIR,—I notice that the Miners' Union of the Lower Hunter and Newcastle have asked the Premier and Colonial Secretary to start public works in the district, for the purpose of giving…
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SIR,—Evidently she dolce far niente of the old Greta miners has developed in them a desire to write for the benefit of your readers. Judging from the letters in yours of the 27th instant, I am…
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Considerable interest was manifested in Newcastle on Saturday as to whether the suggested conference between the miners and mine owners would eventuate and we are sorry to say that those who hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farm & garden. Coal Soot and Its Use
Some time ago the writer noticed that his rose bushes were withering. There was no indication of growth about them. The leaves became dry and were dropping off when some…
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The committee appointed at a recent public meeting to inspect the seam of iron ore reported by Mr. P. Lahiff, manager of the Mount Pleasant Colliery, to exist in the Illawarra Range, went out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. the Greta Miners Skips and Mr. Cowlishaw
SIR,—When I wrote you on Friday last giving the true version of Mr. Heath's reason for severing his connection with the Greta colliery, I concluded the correspondence was closed, but to my surprise…
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Mr. R. Page, bad on view recently at the Royal Hotel, Casino, some very rich specimens about 31b. weight which are estimated to contain 15oz of gold. They are, we believe, from Solferino, a place which…
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There are extensive deposits of magnesite at Mooki Springs Station, within 15 miles of Quirindi railway station, and also indications of the mineral at Trinkey and Digby…
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Some wonderfully rich stone haB been brought in from the claim IOU, Coolgardie, owned by Captain Murphy and party. 200oz. were dollied by the patty in two days. A sample brought in weighs a…
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SIR,—Writing more in sorrow than in anger, I beg to be again allowed to address your readers touching the gross insults hurled at the Greta miners in your Tuesday's impression, over the nom…
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A prospector at German Gully, Fryerstown (Vie.), hat unearthed five sovereigns in the alluvia) ground. The money had evidently been " planted' some years ago…
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A permanent deposit of coal 3ft. thick has been, traced for some distance near Moree. It is said that sapphires have been discovered on the property of a Mr. Soiling, near Moree…
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Nearly 5OO miners assembled at Wallsend on Wednesday for the purpose of dealing with the proposals for a reduction of the hewing rate submitted by the manager of the Wallsend Coal Company. As the…
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